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05.08.2016

IWGDPT: Working Paper on Privacy and Security Issues in Internet Telephony (VoIP)

The International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications, chaired by the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Ms. Maja Smoltczyk, has adopted a Working Paper on Privacy and Security Issues in Internet Telephony (VoIP) and related Communication Technologies such as instant messaging and video telephony services [Arbeitspapier zu Privatsphäre- und Sicherheitsaspekten bei Internettelefonie (Voice over IP – VoIP)] at its 59th meeting on 24-25 April 2016 in Oslo (Norway).The paper contains recommendations for improving the protection of privacy and security in these services to all relevant stakeholders: legislators and regulators, VoIP providers, software developers, hardware manufacturers and users. The recommendations apply to all types of multimedia services offered by telecommunication providers as well as over-the-top providers. [...]

Über mich

Working at Research Institute https://www.researchinstitute.at. Co-founder and board member of Privacyofficers.at (Association of Austrian DPOs). Former Legal Counsel and Data Protection Officer at Medical University of Vienna. Prior to that, I was working at the Austrian Parliament and as a legal research associate at the University of Hanover (Germany), IRI - Institute for Legal Informatics (Prof. Forgó). Earlier, I was an inhouse lawyer at the Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications (RTR-GmbH).
I received my legal education at the University of Vienna (Austria) and University of Oslo (Norway), before attending a postgraduate course in IT-Law at the University of Vienna. I am an alumnus of IVLP ("Data Privacy and Principles" organized by the DoS). My publications are mainly dealing with Austrian and European Union Data Privacy Law. Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E).